2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina
The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina.
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Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. senator Richard Burr is retiring.[1]
This will be the first open seat U.S. Senate election in North Carolina since 2004, when Burr was first elected.
Republican primary
Declared
- Mark Walker, former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district (2015-2021)[2]
Publicly expressed interest
- Pat McCrory, former Governor of North Carolina (2013-2017)[3][4]
Potential
- Ted Budd, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2017 [5][4]
- Dan Forest, former Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (2013-2021) and nominee for Governor in 2020[6]
- George Holding, former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district (2017-2021)[7]
- Tim Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives[6]
- Lara Trump, television producer and senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign; daughter-in-law of former president Donald Trump.[6][8]
Declined
- Richard Burr, incumbent U.S. Senator (retiring)[1]
- Mark Meadows, former White House Chief of Staff and former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district (2013-2020)[9]
Endorsements
Mark Walker
- U.S. Senators
- James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (2015–present)[10]
- Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013–present)[10]
- U.S. Governors
- Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)[11]
- Richard Sneed, 28th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (2017-present) (governor equivalent)[11]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Pat McCrory |
Lara Trump |
Mark Walker |
Other | Undecided |
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University of Nevada/BUSR | December 1–2, 2020 | 221 (RV) | ± 7.0% | 23% | 24% | 7% | 7%[lower-alpha 1] | 39% |
Democratic primary
Declared
- Jeff Jackson, state senator and Captain in the North Carolina National Guard[12]
- Erica D. Smith, former state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[13]
Potential
- Sydney Batch, state senator[14]
- Cheri Beasley, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice[15][4]
- Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina[16]
- Anita Earls, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court[17][18]
- Anthony Foxx, former United States Secretary of Transportation[14]
- Vi Lyles, mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina[14]
- Grier Martin, state representative[19]
- Deborah K. Ross, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016[19]
- Heath Shuler, former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district[20]
- Josh Stein, Attorney General of North Carolina[19]
Declined
- Terence Everitt, state representative[21]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[22] | Tossup | January 25, 2021 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] | Lean R | January 28, 2021 |
Inside Elections[24] | Battleground | January 25, 2021 |
Notes
- George Holding and "Someone else" with 3%; Tim Moore with 2%
References
- Campbell, Colin (July 20, 2016). "US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- Steinhauser, Paul (December 1, 2020). "Republican Mark Walker announces candidacy in 2022 North Carolina Senate race". Fox News. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- Morrill, Jim (January 2, 2019). "Pat McCrory rules out 9th District run – but he's considering two other campaigns". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- Woodhouse, Dallas. "Former governor, chief justice inch closer to running for Burr's seat in the U.S. Senate". Carolina Journal. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- Murphy, Brian (December 22, 2020). "Two NC Republicans plan to challenge 2020 election results in Congress next month". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- Karni, Annie (November 19, 2020). "Will Lara Trump Be the Next Trump on a Ballot?". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- Murphy, Brian (December 4, 2019). "George Holding, whose district now leans Democratic, won't run vs. GOP incumbent". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- Choi, Matthew; Isenstadt, Alex; Arkin, James (November 19, 2020). "Lara Trump considers run for Senate in North Carolina". POLITICO. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- Murphy, Brian (November 20, 2020). "White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows rules out one option for his political future". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- Rogers, Alex; Raju, Manu (December 16, 2020). "Lara Trump's potential Senate candidacy does little to scare away Republican challengers in North Carolina". CNN. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Mark Walker for US Senate". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- Murphy, Brian (January 26, 2021). "Charlotte Democrat Jeff Jackson to jump into U.S. Senate race". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Murphy, Brian. "Could Lara Trump run in NC in 2022? Open Senate seat expected to draw a GOP crowd". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- Arkin, James (February 2, 2021). "North Carolina Dems brace for a messy Senate primary". Politico. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/2022-senate-races-initial-ratings/
- Pomeranz, Jim (January 11, 2019). "Reading the tea leaves on NC's top elections". The News & Observer.
- "NEW DNS REGISTRATIONS - 2020-12-03". Twitter.
- Morrill, Jim. "Sen. Jeff Jackson is latest Democrat to signal possible run for U.S. Senate in 2022". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- "Close, expensive 2020 campaign a preview of 2022 open seat". The North State Journal. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- Perrotti, Kyle (August 31, 2020). "Former NC 11 rep talks politics". The Mountaineer. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- "Terence J. Everitt on Twitter". Twitter.
- "2022 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "2022 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- "2022 Senate Election: A First Look". Inside elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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